Where does “minunare” come from?
minunare (Romanian) comes from Romanian minuna, from Romanian minune, from Romanian mirune, from Vulgar Latin mirio, from Latin miror, from Latin mirus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
minunare (Romanian): wonder
Definitions
- wonder
Ancestry of “minunare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | minuna | to astound, amaze, astonish; to wonder, marvel at |
| 2 | Romanian | minune | wonder, marvel, miracle |
| 3 | Romanian | mirune | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mirio | A singularly or defectively formed person; A... |
| 5 | Latin | miror | I am astonished at, marvel at, admire, am amazed... |
| 6 | Latin | mirus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |